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John Spence Community High School

Preston Road, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 9PU · URN 150195

Public data summary

4.8

out of 10 · 14 data sources

Coverage 41% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Requires Improvement
Pupils: 391
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 885
Local authority: North Tyneside

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 11.1%
Persistent absence: 31.0%
Free school meals: 34.7%
SEN support: 20.0%
English additional language: 4.6%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 6.3:1
Average class size: 21.7
Staff turnover: 4.9%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Progress

3.5

1 contributing signals

Attendance

4.4

6 contributing signals

Resources

6.8

4 contributing signals

Equity

5.1

3 contributing signals

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Official website

01912961432

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